Like A Land Mine (1929)

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. Full titles read: “’LIKE A LAND MINE !’ One Killed, many injured and great havoc in great gas explosion in the centre of the City.“ High angles shots looking down on the devastation in the street caused by the bomb explosion. Debris lies strewn outside shop next to horse and cart. L/S’s of windows smashed by the blast. Men in flat caps are seen in group nearby chatting M/S of the damaged building (looks as though it was a shop or restaurant), broken and splintered pieces of wood lie all over the street. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1